"He then started a confusing net of subsidiary groups by secretly funding more than 200 trips to Turkey for members of the United States Congress which went as far back as 2008. An extensive investigation by the USA Today newspaper has found that these trips have been "repeatedly violating House rules and possibly federal law."
The report lists numerous members of Congress-- most Republicans and many coming from southern states, taking advantage of the free trips to Turkey. The influential Washington DC-based news outlet Roll Call also revealed "hidden cash" that funded numerous Congressional delegations to Turkey, noting that the dozens of privately-sponsored trips to Turkey during the 113th Congress put the nation second only to Israel as the biggest foreign destination for U.S. elected officials." Major Islamic Organization Bribe Members Of U.S. Congress In Order To Get American Congressmen To Revive Islamic Empire, Walid Shoebat
Has it paid off? The following link opens to a letter from 6 US Senators to John Kerry. Gulen's people lobbied the Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee to chastise Erdogan and called him an Islamist compared to Gulen's apparent moderation. They go further by saying the State Department needs to get behind Gulen's efforts and that he had the support of the world community.
THIS is very close to the language that would be used speaking about a government in exile.
When you look through their website they say they work with the other emigre groups in the US. They celebrate holidays with embassies of other countries in a way that adds to their clout in the US. The Turkic-American Alliance has Congressional dinners.
When you consider that this group has been banned for their anti-democratic activities in many countries they sought to operate in, admittedly use subterfuge to make inroads to power-structures, and have been an enemy of state in their own country for a while now for ultra-nationalist Islamic activity!!???
Another Gulen group claiming representative authority over Turkic-Americans is the Turkish American Council. This group is so heavily invested in Congressional elections that it has developed its own caucus.
Every one of these members is supported by and supporting an enemy of US NATO ally Turkey.
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